Intercultural Communication in Engineering Studies: A Key Competence in Global Labour Markets

Autor/inn/en	Rico-García, Mercedes; Fielden Burns, Laura V.
Titel	Intercultural Communication in Engineering Studies: A Key Competence in Global Labour Markets
Quelle	In: European Journal of Engineering Education, 45 (2020) 6, S.833-853 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Rico-García, Mercedes)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0304-3797
DOI	10.1080/03043797.2019.1654980
Schlagwörter	Intercultural Communication; Engineering Education; Competency Based Education; Cultural Awareness; Cultural Pluralism; Undergraduate Students; Instructional Effectiveness; Global Approach; Communication Skills; Interpersonal Competence; Foreign Countries; Job Skills; Labor Market; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Ingenieurausbildung; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kulturpluralismus; Unterrichtserfolg; Globales Denken; Kommunikationsstil; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Ausland; Produktive Fertigkeit; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Spanien
Abstract	Intercultural communication is not only a necessary tool for most international workplaces, but also for higher education so as to better prepare students for their future jobs. To test how intercultural competences might be taught in engineering programmes in Spain, a country where many young people have to emigrate in order to find work, an experimental group of engineers was trained in the acquisition of intercultural competences, and compared to a control group in the same field. Students exposed to the intercultural content performed significantly better on later intercultural assessments. Pedagogical implications show that teaching intercultural skills in monoculture contexts is feasible. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01